Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11

Gen. Boulanger has decreed that in the
future no officer in the army shall be al.
lowed to haYe in his service any foreigner
OF either sex. The decree is due to the fact
that one OF Governor General Ravoust's
children has been disco vered to be the wife
OF Prussian officer quartered at Neuf Bris-
each.
The Conservative movement, with the
object OF forcing the government to deal
with Ireland immediately, is assuming a
critical phase. A number OF Liberal Union
lists have joined the Conservatives.
The millionaire Senator Farwell of Illi-
nois pays taxes on only 81, 500 worth OF
personal property.
A shock OF earthquake was felt on Long
Island, alarming the people, buildings were
shaken. but no serious damage reported.
Postoffice name changed Wisconsin:
Hutchinson, Marathon county, to Dancy.
Postmasters commissioned-Dakota:
Park River, G. A. Trovatten; Detroit, F.
G. Hedgar st. Thomas, A. NJ. O'Connor,
Iowa: Almont, Fl. &. Haley; Leland. 0.
Thompson; Uni que Eta L. Gillet; Vol
ney, +. w. Tangenan; Yarmouth, Ollie
Oher,nan. Minnesota: Pipestone J. Stuart.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
Dakota; Exeter, F. j. Brown, MINES ota:
Seefeld, w. Owens, Iowa; Bear Grove, G.
spauldiug K. S. Cotton.
1t is said that Sir John Macd onald is
soon to resign the premiership and 20 to
London as dominion high comissioner. II
the Tories hold power, it is expected that
he will return to Ottawa as governor gen.
eral.
Vito Cercolone, who died the other day
at Milan, left all his cash ($16O,OOO) to
King Humbert.
The brief prepar red by Attorneys Black,
Solomon and Zeisler of Chicago in the
anarchist case was filed in conrt at Ottawa
1t consists OF 426 pages, and contains
mainly the same point covered by Lawyer
Swett's brief. The attorneys expect to
make their arguments in about tweynt
days.
Henry Hopper, son of wealthy bust.
ness man, at Axiom, Ohio. was sentenced
to one years imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary at hard labor for the betrayal OF
school girl OF fourteen years.
Gov. Hill OF New York, has nominated
James Arkell, OF the Albany Journal, for
office OF state railroad commissioners.
Col. Glider, who started for the Arctic
region, got as far as Hudson Bay. He
turned to New York and will make fresh
start in the spring.
Gen. J. J. Finley OF Ocala, Florida has
been appointed by Gov. Perry United
States senator to succeed Charles w. ones,
whose term expires March i. Gen. Fin
ley is q lawyer. Heserved with Giistinc ction
in the Confederate army; has been mem.
ber of the supreme court of Florida, three
times a candidate for congress-, elected
once and defeated twice dy Col. Besbee,
Republican.
The judges of the supreme court OF Wash
ington Territory have been subjected to q
terrible Outpouring OF the Walls Of female
wrath ever since they recorded their dec;s-
lon that the woman suffrage act passed
three years ago, is unconstitutional.
The treasury department has decided
that the wife OF q Chinese laborer is q per-
son whose original entry into this country
is prohibited by the Chinese restriction act.
| sentative of the anti.Mormons that the
Mormon bill would be signed. The delay
has been due to the desire OF the president
to give the measure careful consideration.
The Logan pension bill is defeated in the
house.
Gee. Beale of Washington has q cattle
ranch OF $50, 900 acres near Los Angeles.
Cal.
The conference committee on the bill re-
pealing the preemption, timber culture and
desert land laws has failed to agree and
SO reported to the houses. y.
Pictures Of Mrs. Cleveland are hawked
around the streets OF London.~
Signor Cohen, diamond broker, horse
man and bookmaker, OF Chicago, was rob
bed Of 800 in money and SO, 900 worth OF
diamonds in Pullman sleeper on the Iron
Mountain road, while asleep in his berth,
on his way from Memphis to Chicago.
The chief of police OF Cleveland in a cir
cular, gives the names OF the five robbers
and the party who at Ravenna rescued
McMunn, the thief, and killed Detective
Hulligan: It was supposed that McMunn
nedy, t.the Kid" He is twenty three
years old, we'll known in Michigan, aud
has an unexpired term to serve ut the peni-
tentiary at Kingston, Ont. Hc and Pat
Hanley, thief, whose home is at Dayton,
Ohio, are the men who burglarized the fur
store. The rescuing party at Ravenna was
led by Charles Klein. alias Morgan, alias
"Blinkey." Morgan is forty five or fifty
years OF age, and a notorious character
who has broken jail several times in Michi-
gan, and is wellknown throughout the west.
There are rewards agresating Sic, 900
Tor the capture OF these fellows. t5s
Boston, including Barbonr's sAdtllewRre
store. ths South Boston warehouse. u. n.
Carrington's factory, II. A. Edmoson's .
storage warehouse with one and . hall
million pounds Of tobacco, and other stor.
age houses. Loss, $50, 900; insurance,
The nationAl council Of the National IN.